Seek Answers
To Aid Local Blacks
QUESTION:
DO YOU THINK A JUNIOR CITIZINS ASSOCIATION. SIMILAR TO THf JATCfl'S
IS NCEDiO AT THIS TIME? PLEASE GIVE VIEW. WHETHER M TNI
AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE.
BY GRADY PERKINS
Entrtprantwr
Your question is o most provocotive one. and I am delighted
to see The CAROLINIAN once again use this greet medium to
address issues which could leod to a more enriching life for
the citizens of our community.
To aid local blacks, o junior citizens ossociotion such os you
describe is vftry definitely needed. Matter of foct. such o
group hos been needed for o long time This ossociotion
operating with the commitment, energy, enthusiasm ond
professionolism which the Jaycees hove displayed over the
years, con do a greot deal toward enhancing the economic,
social and politicol state of the block community. In the
process, o greoter sense of humanity can be created for all
our citizens.
I agree thot basic needs must be met first before we can
toke on greater challenges, but o junior citizens ossociotion
can olso act as a catalyst in bringing together the greot
resources in our community to meet these needs. It is never
too late to begin.
This group must be forceful. It must get the full attention of
the beneficiories and the benefactors. There is enough4aleiil
• See LOCAL BLACKS. P 2)
GRADY PERKINS
f Shaw U.’s ’77 Fund Drive
Seeks Nearly $l Million
Shaw University opened its
1977 annual P'und Drive Friday
with a kickoff luncheon, held in
the Student Union building,
with approximately 150 faculty
members, business leaders,
alumni, and friends attending.
Dr. Wilmoth Carter, vice
president for research, re
viewed the history of the
111-year existence of Shaw
University, which has produc
ed a number of black leaders,
on the state, national and
international levels.
The guest speaker for the
occasion was Dr. John T.
Caldwell, former chancellor of
North Carolina State Univer
sity. who admonished the
gathering that "the problem is
one of money: the name of the
game is gold.
"Private institutions have
relied heavily on fees,” Cald
well said, "but costs have
increased in a discouraging
spiral which some' rsitles,
especially prcuuminatly
black private institutions like
ShaT' without large private
endc". .iients. have found in
creasingly difficult to meet.
"T^ere are a large number
of people who simply can't pay
more, but who think Shaw can
provide something special,"
said Caldwell.
Tne $802.48.5 goal of the fund
drive will be used for general
operating expen.se.s, including
the physical plant, auxiliary
services, student aid, salaries
and library acquisitions.
"The American society
needs the Shaw Universities,
the St. Augustine’s, the John
son C. Smiths, and the Bennett
Colleges.” Caldwell said. "It
needs the private, church-re
lated institutions, whether pre
dominantly black or white. The
money has got to be found."
The annual fund is a broadly
based and organized effort by
the college to seek funds to
supplement the cost of surrent
■ operating expenses. Last year,
Shaw received $600,000 through
these sources, including h»p
from the General Baptist State
Convention, the Woman s
Home and Foreign Mission,
alumni, and the United Negro
College Fund.
The drive is being spear
headed this year by Dr.
Chauncey Edwards. chair
man. and Sen. John Winters,
John Baker. Jr., and Dr.
George Debnam as co-chair
men The kickoff luncheon
officially signaled the begin
ning of the drive, which will
last through March 31.
K \S'f ~ t oiiiedian Dirk (Iregory annuunred U> a Durham
amttenrf rereiUtr (hat hr t\ on anat^T protetl fast, lie has been,
fusihm (or vrarK agatWki various "social ills."
Dick GreSory Sets
New Protest Fast
NAACP
To Discuss
Economics
CHARLOTTE - Officers
and branch leaders of the
North Carolina State Confer
ence. National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP), will convene
in charlotte. Feb. 12. for an
all-day meeting focusing on;
"Civil Rights. Employment
and the Social Status of Black
Americans."
Activities will ^in at 10
a.m. at the Radisson Plaza
Hotel, with a comprehensive
discussion of the internal
affairs of the association. A
special feature of the morning
session will be a presentation
of the National NAACP Hous
ing Programs by NAACP’s
National Housing director Wil
liam Morris, of New York City.
John Brooks, N.C. commis
sioner of labor, will address the
NAACP leaders during the
afternoon session. The after
noon session will also feature
Harold Webb, director of the
N.C. Department of Personnel;
(See NAACP. P. 2)
Dick Gregory, renowned
black comedian and civil rights
fighter, is fasting again, this
time to put pressure on
President Jimmy Carter to use
his influence to get the
Kennedy-King assassination
investigations funded by Con
gress.
Gregory appeared recently
before a pack^ audience at B.
N. Duke Auditorium in Dur
ham, vowing "not to eat no
more solid foods until the
Carter administration uses the
type of power or clout or
political muscle it needs to
open up the Martin Luther
King. JFK {John Fitzgerald
Kennedy) assassinations...
"We thought we had it open
for a while, and now it looks
like they are having some
problems," Gregory said to the
attentive student audience.
Rep. Walter Fauntroy. co
chairperson of the Kennedy-
King assassination committee,
recently requested $6 million to
hire independent researchers
to continue the investigation,
l^e committee identifi^ hun
dreds of variables connected
with both murders which, until
this time, government-spon
sored CIA-FbI investigations
have not researched, main
taining both assassinations
were the work of lone gunmen.
Gregory continued, saying.
"That's why I decided as I did
once before during the Vietna
mese war that I wouldn't eat
any more solid foods until the
war was over and that lasted
2‘a years.”
Gregory said he wants "A
thorough investigation. I don’t
mean a trick; I don't mean a
Rockefeller Commission in
vestigation of the Kennedy-
King as.'vassinations "
He also said. "It’s obvious
that there is more involved
with Martin Luther King's
death than (hey are willing to
tell us about."
He announced the publica
tion of a book on (he Kennedy-
King assassinations author^
by Mark Lane and himself. He
said that documentation prov
ing King's death was a
conspiracy is included in the
book.
Two Ladies Win SIO Checks
Two local ladies were (he
lucky recipients of checks in
the amount of 110 each in last
week's Appreciation Money
Feature, sponsored by The
CAROLINIAN and participat
ing businesses.
Ms. Ruby Smith, 308 S. Swain
St., saw her name in the
advertisement sponsored by
Hudson-B e I k Department
Stores, located at 319 Fayette
ville Street and in Crabtree
Valley Mall.
Ms. Celestine D. Rogers, 913
Friartuck Rd.. was the lucky
winner at Dixon and Spencer
Television. Inc.. 502 Downtown
Blvd.
Another check for $10 had
been made out to Ms. JoAnn
Parrish. 71/ Grantland Dr., in
the Apollo Heights sectimi of
the city.
In order to be eligible for the
checks, persons who see their
names in the slots found each
week on the back page of the
front section of this newspaper
are asked to contact *0)0
CAROLINIAN before 12 noon
on Mondays, identify them
selves. then go to the merchant
specified.
Three names are listed this
week in advertisements on the
Appreciation Money Page.
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VOL. 36 NO. 16
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH. N.C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1977
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Not * House Niggers', JJJ Says
Hunt Gets Slam
Johnson
Laments
Actions
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"In the last few days, the two
Jimmies; Jimmy Carter in the
White House and Jimmy Hunt
in the State House, had the
opportunities..to practice
what they preached.”
The words above are part of
an "indicting” speech iwliver-
ed Monday night before the
North Carolina General As
sembly by Rep. Joy J. Johnson,
n Itobeson County, only mo
ments after Gov. Jim Hunt
finished addressing the legis
lators on crime in North
Carolina.
Johnson's remarks were
indicative of a growing disen
chantment among North Caro
lina blacks with the appoint
ments record of the new
governor.
Hunt, along with President
Jimmy Carter, was elected last
November with large black
voter support. As a resuK.
black political observers h»4
expected many black appoint
ments on both the state and
federal levels. Those appoint-
low in
FBI Investigates
Outcome
The recent cold weather spell
in North Carolina nearly
brought tragedy to Ms. Maude
Lee Brodie.
.Vis. Brodie. who must live on
an income of $165 per month,
nearly froze to death as her
home was without heat from
Dec. 2.1 to Jan. 20.
Ms. Brodie's troubles began
when she had to go to the
hospital in October. After
spending most of October and
.November in the hospital,
including a period of time in
the intensive care unit after a
serious operation, she was
released in mid-December.
The day after she came out of
the hospital, the heat and lights
were turned off. Ms. Brodie. in
her weakened condition, walk
ed the streets seeking heat and
shelter, without any assistance
from the Department of Social
Services (DSS).
"The only hot meals that I
had were from the Meals on
Wheels tan organization that
dispenses meals to needy
persons).” Ms Brodie said.
(See FROZE V 2)
For ‘10’
Unsure
CWDID.VTK — Chicago. III. — Robert I.. Tucker (I.). an
alliiriii‘> for Operation PI SM and a former assislanl regional
adniinisivaloi for lll'l). announces Sundav that he Hill be a
eiiiulMiule foi- iiia>or of Chicago. With him at the nens conference
in the I 'elloHship Missionary Raptisl Church are his uife. .Shirlev.
aiul (he Re\. Jesse Jackson, head of Operation PCSIl. Tucker Has
chosen h\ a black leaders' search ennimiUee. (I'lMi
'I'he U.S. Justice Department
has ordered the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
to look into the possibility that
law enforcement officials vio
lated the civil rights of the
Wilmington 10 during the
investigation of that case.
It appears that the investiga
tion will cover actions by North
Carolina and Wilmington of
ficials. as well as the role of
another federal agency, the
Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire
arms (ATF) Division of the
Treasury Department. The
role of ATF agent William
Walden in the episode was
described in Allen Hall’s
recantation, which stated that
he (Hall > was instructed by the
ments seem to be
coming.
Johnson, one of 6 blacks in
the General Assembly, cited
two primary complaints: the
lack of a black aprv>in(me^*x)
the Ad.'isory Budg-« CoiJjPs-
slori of North Carolina and tbe
nomination by Carter of OYiffin
Bell as attorney general of the
United States.
Spiking of the state com
mission. Johnson said Hunt
"refused to name a minority to
the most significant commis
sion in the state."
Citing the black appoint
ments already made by the two
democratic executives. John
son continued to press for more
contending. "None of these
appointments will compensate
for the dire mistakes made in
(Sw FBI. P. 2)
Most Black Women Avoid ERA
Crusade, A 8 Others Seek Rights
Conyers
Blasts
Carter
N'allonsI Black Newt Service
WASHINGTON. D C. - Con-
grossman John Conyers, Jr.
(D-Mich.). has issued a blis
tering attack on President
Carter's economic program,
calling the administration's
jobs and tax package "immor
al." and warning of growing
"disillusionment in black Am
erica."
on "America’s Black Forum.'
the first nationally syndicated
black news interview program
on commercial television.
Conyers said. "There is some
disillusionment in black Amer
ica. And there are some who
feel that Carter, only recently
installed in office, betrayed the
promises that he held out (p the
black voters”
Conyers said the Congres
sional Black Caucus is espec
ially upset with Carter's first
year jobs creations proposals,
which he calls "inadequate."
"There's only 2 billion dollars
worth of job creation and $13
billion worth of a variety of tax
reduction." he said, adding.
"This is far worse than even
what we were afraid we would
get” Conyers rejected the
view of Carter’s advisors, who
call for a scaled down program
for stimulating (he economy, to
avoid increa^ inflation. He
said. "It's not only a poor
economic argument, but !
think it's immoral." The
Carter program "won't work,
and we don't see (hat it will
anywhere near address the
problem of 10 to 12 million
Americans out of work, when
that will create only a few
hundred thousand jobs at
best "
Dr. Elizabeth Koontz, aseisi-
ant state superlntendOTt for
public inslrucUoD, was Ihevonly
black of either sex to testify
before the Constitutional A-
mendment hearings of the
North Carolina General As
sembly on ratification of the
Equal Rights Amendment
(ERA). Only one or two other
blacks who were not employed
at. nor members of the
legislature, attended the ses
sions.
The ERA. which has been
ratified by 35 state legislatures
across the country, faces its
third attempt for passage in
North Carolina. The amend
ment to (he U.S. Constitution
seeks to prohibit discrimina
tion with regard to sex. religion
and race in all forms of
American life. Three more
stales are needed for ratifica
tion. The proposal missed
enaction in North Carolina by
one vole in the Senate during
the last legislature.
Dr. Koontz told of a personal
experience in which she wai
discriminated against whiL
attempting to get emergency
treatment after breaking her
fool. ITie attendant, according
to Dr Koontz, asked her for her
husband's social security num
ber and his hospitalization
number "I asked her what did
(See ERA. P 2)
IIRDKK^ Memphis. Tenn.—
Soul Hinger Isaac Mayca. hat
(old his rredilors he hat no
mone\ (o pa> debts estimated
ai $ii million or more. In a
federal bankruptcy court last
Heck, his lanyer said Hayet’
"unfortunate” financial shape
is due to failure of hit
rertirding business and federal
(a\ liens. (I'PI)
Clay Wants
Postman
Off Job
Eli \ Si'E.VKEIt — Dr. Elixabeth Koontx. former head of the
Women's Division of (he Deparlmenl of laibor under former
President Riehard .Nixon. Has (he only black Homan (u speak for
l-Jt V in reeeiil \(’ hearings.
National Black Newt Service
WASHINGTON. D C. — Con
gressman William (Bill) Gay
(D-Mo ). chairman of the
House Subcommittee on Em
ployee Political Rights and
Intergovernmental F^ograms,
recently revealed that the U.S.
Civil Service Commission's St.
Louis Regional Office has
documented that management
at (he St. Louis Post Office has
failed to implement an effec
tive equal employment oppor
tunity program t^ause it has
never addressed basic person
nel issues.
In a statement from Gay's
Washington office. Clay de
scribed the situation as
"shocking" and "intolerable.”
and called for the removal of
Sr ( LAV. P 2t
College Announces Speakers
S. Africa
Exempts
Police
Dr John Hope Franklin.
John Matthews Manly Distin
guished Service professor of
history and former chairman
of the Deparlmenl of History at
the University of Chicago, will
deliver (he kevnote address at
.National Black Newt Service
CAPE TOWN. South Africa
- Police acting in "good faith"
to prevent or control rioting
will bo immune from civil or
criminal prosecution under an
indemnity bill published by the
South African government,
according to Reuters News
Service.
The bill does not define police
"good faith." but says that
where it is challenged in court,
good faith will be presumed
until (he contrary is proved.
Publication of (he bill drew
an immediate and sharp
response from (he black news-
papiT. The World. whicb*said
in a recent editorial that it
represented "a shocking re
versal of the basic norms of
(See AFRICA. P. 2)
the noth Founders' Day
celebration at St. Augustine's
College He will speak at 11
a m. Feb. 10. in the Emery
Building
Mrs Margaret Bush Wilson,
chairman of the board of
directors of the National
A.ssociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People
• NAACP). will be the banquet
speaker for the same occasion
at 6;30 p.m.. Feb. 12. She will
speak in the Martin Luther
Kins Cjiili>gp Union.
Franklin received the Bach
elor ol Arts d(ij[r(>e (magna
cum laude) from Fisk Univer-
TSee COLLEGES. P 2)
Dr. Cobb
Rejects
Ruling
NEW YORK - The head of
the United (Thurch of C^hrist’s
Commission for Racial Justice
has expressed "deep disap
pointment"...with a recent
court ruling denying the Wil
mington 10 the use of new
evidence to defend themselves
in a controversial civil rights
case.
MRS. M. B. WILSON
(See COBB. P- 2)
DR. J. H. FRANKLIN
On State Appointments
Black Caucus Holds Meetings
( \I.DWE1.I. IS (il E.ST SPF.VKEIt — Dr. John T. ( uIdHell.
foniirr rhuiu ellor of N.C. .Stale I'niverslly , was (hr Rueht speaker
fur the kickoff |unrh'>on of the annual Fund Drive held Friday.
I IK. ZH. in the Sludei.. I'nion building at Shaw I'niversily. Seated
is ill . ( haiiticex i-Mwards. chairman, annual Fund Drive.
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
W.VKKHOl SK OF TIRKS, INC.
••(icl Your Tires Ready For Winter”
Employment of blacks in
policymaking and non-policy
making jobs in state govern
ment is the primary objective
of the North Carolina Black
Democratic Leadership Cau
cus. And caucus members,
having met twice with Gov.
Jim Hunt requesting imple
mentation of affirmative act
ion hiring and 34 policymaking
appointments for blacks, met
last weekend at St. Augustine's
College lor progress reports.
Caucus chairperson Clar
ence Lightner, former mayor
of Raleigh, and Rep. H. M.
Michaux of Durham, delivered
a gloomy report of no blacks
being appointed to (he Advi
sory Budget Commission.
Michaux said Hunt had pro
mised that a black would be
appomt(>d to the important
commission, which has never
before had a black appointee.
The caucus executive commit
tee sent three names to Hunt.
"The thing that disturbs me
most is that we did not know
that the Governor was not
going to appoint a black until
we read it in the paper."
Michaux said.
Lightner said that he had
talked to Hunt, who explained
that political pressure to re-ap
point three commissioners and
to appoint others were great
and Hunt said that he could not
appoint a black.
When told of the disappoint
ment. many of the caucus
members had comments that
could not be published. Mem
bers agreed to send Hunt a
letter expressing the disap
pointment and requesting that
last week's actions not be made
a precedent.
Michaux said that black
(See CAUCUS, P. 2)